Set in the heart of town, the Angel Hotel was a posting inn back in the early 19th century, and…
The Lion
“Luxurious accommodation close to the Brecon Beacons” - AA Inspector
PONTYPOOL, TORFAEN
Our View
The Lion is set in the beautiful village of Blaenavon, part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and ideally located for walking and mountain biking in the Brecon Beacons. The restaurant offers a full service from breakfast to dinner, and the kitchen prides itself on using the best Welsh produce. Bedrooms combine contemporary chic with classic luxury.
Facilities – at a glance
Family rooms
Wi-Fi
Features
- Rooms 12
- Family bedrooms: 2
- Children welcome
- High chairs
- steam room
- Free TV
- DVD Player
- Wifi
- Lounge with TV
- Open all year
- Dinner Served
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About the area
Discover Torfaen
Like much of this part of south Wales, the county borough of Torfaen has a heavily industrialised past. Its administrative centre, Pontypool, has links to the iron industry dating back to the 15th century. In this region of abandoned mines and long-closed iron and steel works, however, Torfaen boasts the standout example – the Blaenavon UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The town of Blaenavon grew up around an ironworks, opened in 1788, part of which is now a museum. The steel-making and coal-mining industries followed. The ironworks closed in 1900 and the coalmine in 1980, since then it has become a significant tourist attraction. The ironworks is the best preserved blast furnace complex of its period and one of the most important monuments to have survived from the early part of the Industrial Revolution. During its heyday in the early 19th century, it was one of the biggest producers of iron in the world. Today you can view the extensive remains of the blast furnaces, the cast houses and the impressively restored water balance tower.
The town also has a heritage steam railway, formerly used to run coal up and down the valley, which is now run by volunteers.
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